5K pace chart

Five kilometres, or 3.1 miles: the parkrun distance, and the most raced distance there is.

Your 5K pace

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Pace

Finish time

Goal time

min

Pace

4:00/km

Pace per mile

6:26 /mi

Speed

15.0 km/h

Finish time

20:00

Splits

Even

Negative

Km	Split	Pace	Elapsed
1	4:00	4:00 /km	4:00
2	4:00	4:00 /km	8:00
3	4:00	4:00 /km	12:00
4	4:00	4:00 /km	16:00
5	4:00	4:00 /km	20:00

Finish times and paces

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Even pace for each 5K finish time from 13:00 to 45:00, with the elapsed time at each split.
Finish time	Pace /km	Pace /mi	1K	2K	3K	4K
	2:36	4:11	2:36	5:12	7:48	10:24
	2:42	4:21	2:42	5:24	8:06	10:48
	2:48	4:30	2:48	5:36	8:24	11:12
	2:54	4:40	2:54	5:48	8:42	11:36
Sub-15	3:00	4:50	3:00	6:00	9:00	12:00
	3:06	4:59	3:06	6:12	9:18	12:24
	3:12	5:09	3:12	6:24	9:36	12:48
	3:18	5:19	3:18	6:36	9:54	13:12
	3:24	5:28	3:24	6:48	10:12	13:36
	3:30	5:38	3:30	7:00	10:30	14:00
Sub-18	3:36	5:48	3:36	7:12	10:48	14:24
	3:42	5:57	3:42	7:24	11:06	14:48
	3:48	6:07	3:48	7:36	11:24	15:12
	3:54	6:17	3:54	7:48	11:42	15:36
Sub-20	4:00	6:26	4:00	8:00	12:00	16:00
	4:06	6:36	4:06	8:12	12:18	16:24
	4:12	6:46	4:12	8:24	12:36	16:48
	4:18	6:55	4:18	8:36	12:54	17:12
	4:24	7:05	4:24	8:48	13:12	17:36
	4:30	7:15	4:30	9:00	13:30	18:00
	4:36	7:24	4:36	9:12	13:48	18:24
	4:42	7:34	4:42	9:24	14:06	18:48
	4:48	7:43	4:48	9:36	14:24	19:12
	4:54	7:53	4:54	9:48	14:42	19:36
Sub-25	5:00	8:03	5:00	10:00	15:00	20:00
	5:06	8:12	5:06	10:12	15:18	20:24
	5:12	8:22	5:12	10:24	15:36	20:48
	5:18	8:32	5:18	10:36	15:54	21:12
	5:24	8:41	5:24	10:48	16:12	21:36
	5:30	8:51	5:30	11:00	16:30	22:00
	5:36	9:01	5:36	11:12	16:48	22:24
	5:42	9:10	5:42	11:24	17:06	22:48
	5:48	9:20	5:48	11:36	17:24	23:12
	5:54	9:30	5:54	11:48	17:42	23:36
Sub-30	6:00	9:39	6:00	12:00	18:00	24:00
	6:06	9:49	6:06	12:12	18:18	24:24
	6:12	9:59	6:12	12:24	18:36	24:48
	6:18	10:08	6:18	12:36	18:54	25:12
	6:24	10:18	6:24	12:48	19:12	25:36
	6:30	10:28	6:30	13:00	19:30	26:00
	6:36	10:37	6:36	13:12	19:48	26:24
	6:42	10:47	6:42	13:24	20:06	26:48
	6:48	10:57	6:48	13:36	20:24	27:12
	6:54	11:06	6:54	13:48	20:42	27:36
	7:00	11:16	7:00	14:00	21:00	28:00
	7:06	11:26	7:06	14:12	21:18	28:24
	7:12	11:35	7:12	14:24	21:36	28:48
	7:18	11:45	7:18	14:36	21:54	29:12
	7:24	11:55	7:24	14:48	22:12	29:36
	7:30	12:04	7:30	15:00	22:30	30:00
	7:36	12:14	7:36	15:12	22:48	30:24
	7:42	12:24	7:42	15:24	23:06	30:48
	7:48	12:33	7:48	15:36	23:24	31:12
	7:54	12:43	7:54	15:48	23:42	31:36
	8:00	12:52	8:00	16:00	24:00	32:00
	8:06	13:02	8:06	16:12	24:18	32:24
	8:12	13:12	8:12	16:24	24:36	32:48
	8:18	13:21	8:18	16:36	24:54	33:12
	8:24	13:31	8:24	16:48	25:12	33:36
	8:30	13:41	8:30	17:00	25:30	34:00
	8:36	13:50	8:36	17:12	25:48	34:24
	8:42	14:00	8:42	17:24	26:06	34:48
	8:48	14:10	8:48	17:36	26:24	35:12
	8:54	14:19	8:54	17:48	26:42	35:36
	9:00	14:29	9:00	18:00	27:00	36:00

Reading this chart

Each row is the even pace that finishes the 5K in that time, and the split columns show where the clock should read at each point along the way. Paces are rounded to the nearest second.

Race courses are measured along the shortest route a runner could take. Most runners cover a little more than that, and GPS watches tend to read slightly long, so expect your watch to show a slightly quicker average pace than the chart for the same finish time.

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